US20140193216A1 - Indexable cutting insert for milling - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to indexable cutting inserts for milling (hereinafter simply referred to as cutting inserts), and specifically to a cutting insert having a minor cutting edge used as a wiper edge at a corner thereof.
- the cutting insert in PTL 1 is generally polygonal, e.g., square, and has a straight minor cutting edge (minor edge) formed at each corner of the polygon so as to extend in a direction perpendicular to the bisector of the corner in plan view.
- a circular minor cutting edge having a large radius of curvature and approximating to a straight line is provided at each corner of the polygon.
- Minor cutting edges that are straight in plan view are disadvantageous in that they form a rough machined surface if the mounting orientation of the cutting insert relative to the cutter body varies (tilted from the normal mounting orientation).
- a typical milling cutter is equipped with a plurality of cutting inserts, and it is nearly impossible to align the orientation (make equal the face angle) of each cutting insert.
- each cutting insert varies, as shown in FIG. 7 , finishing with straight minor cutting edges 13 leaves behind more of the portion of a workpiece W to be removed and thus forms a rough machined surface.
- the machined surface shows irregular feed marks, which make it difficult to improve the quality of the machined surface.
- finishing with circular minor cutting edges is less susceptible to the influence of the tilt of cutting inserts than finishing with straight minor cutting edges.
- the height h 1 of an edge-to-edge ridge remaining on a machined surface finished with circular minor cutting edges 23 is larger than the height of a ridge remaining on a machined surface finished with straight minor cutting edges; thus, the circular minor cutting edges 23 leave behind more of the portion to be removed than straight minor cutting edges.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a cutting insert for milling that has a minor cutting edge for wiping to achieve improved machined surface quality.
- a generally polygonal indexable cutting insert for milling has a minor cutting edge for finishing at a corner thereof
- the minor cutting edge includes two circular cutting edge portions joined to straight major cutting edges on both sides of the corner and a straight cutting edge portion located between the two circular cutting edge portions.
- the indexable cutting insert for milling is configured as follows.
- the indexable cutting insert for milling satisfies the following conditions:
- the height h of the minor cutting edge is the distance between the straight cutting edge portion and a line parallel to the straight cutting edge portion and passing through the endpoints of the minor cutting edge in the bisector direction of the corner. If the distance differs at the left and right endpoints of the minor cutting edge, the height h is the larger distance.
- the straight cutting edge portion is tangent to the arcs of the two circular cutting edge portions as viewed in the thickness direction of the indexable cutting insert for milling.
- the minor cutting edge of the cutting insert according to the present invention includes the straight cutting edge portion located between the two circular cutting edge portions, the height of a ridge remaining on a machined surface finished with the minor cutting edge is lower than the height of a ridge remaining on a surface finished with a minor cutting edge that is circular in its entirety.
- the cutting insert according to the present invention leaves behind less of the portion to be cut on the machined surface and thus provides a lower surface roughness.
- both sides of the minor cutting edge are circular cutting edges, even if the mounting orientation of the cutting insert is tilted, the minor cutting edge is less susceptible to the influence of the tilt (variations in machining allowance and variations in the path profile of the minor cutting edge) and thus forms less irregular feed marks.
- the straight cutting edge portion of the minor cutting edge is located in the center of the corner, the straight cutting edge portion can be used as a reference for edge runout measurement.
- Edge runout measurement using the straight cutting edge portion as a reference allows the edge positions of a plurality of cutting inserts to be precisely aligned. This produces a synergistic effect to improve the machined surface quality compared to a surface machined using cutting inserts in the related art.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of a cutting insert according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a side view of the cutting insert in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of part A in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 4 is a plan view showing another example of a cutting insert according to the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view of part A in FIG. 4 .
- FIG. 6 is an illustration comparing the height of a ridge remaining on a machined surface after cutting with minor cutting edges of the cutting insert according to the present invention with the height of a ridge remaining after cutting with minor cutting edges that are circular in their entirety.
- FIG. 7 is an illustration showing, in an exaggerated view, the profile of a surface machined with a tilted cutting insert having straight minor cutting edges.
- FIG. 8 is an illustration showing, in an exaggerated view, the profile of a surface machined with a tilted cutting insert having minor cutting edges that are circular in their entirety.
- FIGS. 1 to 5 of the attached drawings Embodiments of cutting inserts for milling according to the present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 of the attached drawings.
- An exemplary cutting insert 1 is a generally square positive insert for face milling cutters with a lead angle of 45°. Major cutting edges are indicated at 2 , and minor cutting edges formed at the corners are indicated at 3 .
- the major cutting edges 2 are formed by ridges at positions where a top face 4 forming a rake face meets side faces 5 that meet the top face 4 at an acute angle.
- the minor cutting edges 3 are formed at the corners of the general shape of the insert.
- the minor cutting edges 3 are composed of two circular cutting edge portions 3 a and 3 a and one straight cutting edge portion 3 b.
- the two circular cutting edge portions 3 a and 3 a have equal radii of curvature R 1 and R 2 , and their respective arc centers O 1 and O 2 lie on lines perpendicular to the straight cutting edge portion 3 b in the plan view in FIG. 3 as viewed in the thickness direction of the cutting insert 1 .
- These circular cutting edge portions 3 a and 3 a are joined to the major cutting edges 2 on both sides of the corner, with joining portions 6 having a smaller arc radius therebetween.
- the left and right circular cutting edge portions 3 a and 3 a may have different radii of curvature R 1 and R 2 .
- the straight cutting edge portion 3 b is located between the two circular cutting edge portions 3 a and 3 a. This straight cutting edge portion 3 b is perpendicular to a bisector C of the corner and is joined at both ends to the left and right circular cutting edge portions 3 a and 3 a.
- the center of the straight cutting edge portion 3 b in the longitudinal direction deviates from the bisector C of the corner (the straight cutting edge portion 3 b has different lengths on both sides of the bisector C of the corner).
- the amount of deviation of the center of the straight cutting edge portion 3 b is set such that the center lies at a position that is 40% to 60% of the end-to-end length L 1 of the minor cutting edge 3 (the entire length of the minor cutting edge 3 in the longitudinal direction of the straight cutting edge portion 3 b ) apart from one end of the minor cutting edge 3 .
- the straight cutting edge portion 3 b is tangent to the arcs of the two circular cutting edge portions 3 a and 3 a in the plan views in FIGS. 1 and 3 (as viewed in the thickness direction of the cutting insert 1 ), and there is no edge between the straight cutting edge portion 3 b and the circular cutting edge portions 3 a and 3 a.
- the circular cutting edge portions 3 a are also joined to the joining portions 6 having a smaller arc radius such that no edge is formed therebetween, and similarly, the joining portions 6 are joined to the major cutting edges 2 such that no edge is formed therebetween (such that the major cutting 2 edges are defined by the tangents to the joining portions 6 ).
- the straight cutting edge portion 3 b be tangent to the arcs of the two circular cutting edge portions 3 a and 3 a (no edge be formed therebetween) in terms of cutting edge protection and machining precision.
- the straight cutting edge portion 3 b may be joined to the circular cutting edge portions 3 a such that edges are formed therebetween.
- the two circular cutting edge portions 3 a and 3 a have equal radii of curvature R 1 and R 2 , and the arc center O of each circular cutting edge portion 3 a lies on the bisector C of the corner shown in FIG. 5 .
- These circular cutting edge portions 3 a and 3 a are joined to the straight major cutting edges 2 on both sides of the corner, with the joining portions 6 having a smaller arc radius therebetween.
- the major cutting edges 2 are defined by the tangents to the joining portions 6 , as in the embodiment described above.
- the straight cutting edge portion 3 b is provided such that the cutting insert according to the present invention is cut between the left and right circular cutting edge portions 3 a and 3 a (indicated by the imaginary line).
- the height of a ridge remaining on a machined surface is lower than the height of a ridge remaining after cutting with minor cutting edges that are circular in their entirety.
- the height of a ridge remaining on a machined surface after cutting with minor cutting edges that are circular in their entirety is h 1 in FIG. 6
- the height of a ridge remaining after cutting with the minor cutting edges 3 of the cutting insert according to the present invention is (h 1 - ⁇ h).
- the radii of curvature R 1 and R 2 of the circular cutting edge portions 3 a and 3 a are set to about 20 to 200 mm.
- the length L 1 of the minor cutting edges 3 (the end-to-end length of the minor cutting edges 3 in the longitudinal direction of the straight cutting edge portion 3 b ) and the length L of the straight cutting edge portion 3 b are set so as to satisfy the following conditions: 0.05 TA ⁇ L 1 ⁇ 0.4 TA, 0.1 L 1 ⁇ L ⁇ 0.5 L 1 , and h ⁇ 15 ⁇ m, where TA is the radius of a circle inscribed inside the major cutting edges 2 , and h is the height of the minor cutting edges 3 .
- the end-to-end length L 1 of the minor cutting edges 3 is 0.05 TA or more, they can effectively improve the machined surface quality compared to minor cutting edges (wiper edges) that are circular in their entirety. If the length L 1 is 0.4 TA or less, the major cutting edges 2 have a sufficient length.
- the minor cutting edges 3 can effectively improve the machined surface quality compared to minor cutting edges that are circular in their entirety. If the length L is 0.5 time or less L 1 , the circular portions can effectively correct the tilt of the cutting insert 1 .
- the height h of the minor cutting edges 3 is 15 ⁇ m or less, the surface flatness of a machined surface finished by cutting with the circular cutting edge portions 3 a can be sufficiently increased.
- the circular cutting edge portions 3 a have a larger radius of curvature than circular cutting edges in the related art. This results in reduced machined surface roughness irrespective of a slight tilt of the cutting insert 1 .
- the length L 1 of the minor cutting edges 3 of the illustrated cutting insert 1 is 2 mm
- the length L of the straight cutting edge portion 3 b is 0.6 mm
- the radii of curvature R 1 and R 2 of the circular cutting edge portions 3 a and 3 a are 40 mm
- the dimensional specifications of the minor cutting edges 3 are not limited to those illustrated herein.
- the minor cutting edges 3 are not necessarily straight in a side view.
- the straight cutting edge portion 3 b may be convex in a side view, and the circular cutting edge portions 3 a on both sides thereof may be straight or convex with a larger arc radius than the straight cutting edge portion 3 b in a side view.
- the illustrated cutting insert 1 is generally square, the present invention may also be applied to cutting inserts having general shapes such as equilateral triangles, rhombuses, and rectangles.
- the invention product had minor cutting edges with the following dimensional specifications: the radius TA of the inscribed circle was 13.34 mm, the length L 1 of the minor cutting edges 3 was 2 mm, the length L of the straight cutting edge portion 3 b was 0.6 mm, the radii of curvature R 1 and R 2 of the circular cutting edge portions 3 a and 3 a were 40 mm, and the height h was 6.5 ⁇ m.
- the comparison data in Table I shows that the cutting insert having straight minor cutting edges was superior to the invention product in terms of surface roughness Rz when the tilt was 0° and the feed rate Fz per edge was high.
- the data also shows that the cutting insert having circular minor cutting edges of R80 was superior to the invention product in terms of surface roughness Rz when the feed rate Fz per edge was 0.2 mm or 0.5 mm, and when the feed rate Fz per edge was 1.0 mm and the tilt of the cutting inserts was 10′.
- the invention product was superior to the products in the related art in terms of surface roughness under other conditions, demonstrating that the cutting insert of the present invention contributes to improved machined surface quality.
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- The present invention relates to indexable cutting inserts for milling (hereinafter simply referred to as cutting inserts), and specifically to a cutting insert having a minor cutting edge used as a wiper edge at a corner thereof.
- An example of an indexable cutting insert for milling, mentioned at the beginning, is disclosed in
PTL 1 below. - The cutting insert in
PTL 1 is generally polygonal, e.g., square, and has a straight minor cutting edge (minor edge) formed at each corner of the polygon so as to extend in a direction perpendicular to the bisector of the corner in plan view. - In other cases, instead of the straight minor cutting edge, a circular minor cutting edge having a large radius of curvature and approximating to a straight line is provided at each corner of the polygon.
- PTL 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2009-274207
- Minor cutting edges that are straight in plan view are disadvantageous in that they form a rough machined surface if the mounting orientation of the cutting insert relative to the cutter body varies (tilted from the normal mounting orientation). A typical milling cutter is equipped with a plurality of cutting inserts, and it is nearly impossible to align the orientation (make equal the face angle) of each cutting insert.
- If the mounting orientation of each cutting insert varies, as shown in
FIG. 7 , finishing with straightminor cutting edges 13 leaves behind more of the portion of a workpiece W to be removed and thus forms a rough machined surface. In addition, if the tilt of each cutting insert varies, the machined surface shows irregular feed marks, which make it difficult to improve the quality of the machined surface. - In contrast, finishing with circular minor cutting edges is less susceptible to the influence of the tilt of cutting inserts than finishing with straight minor cutting edges. However, as shown in
FIG. 8 , even if the tilt of cutting inserts with respect to the normal orientation is close to 0°, the height h1 of an edge-to-edge ridge remaining on a machined surface finished with circularminor cutting edges 23 is larger than the height of a ridge remaining on a machined surface finished with straight minor cutting edges; thus, the circularminor cutting edges 23 leave behind more of the portion to be removed than straight minor cutting edges. - It is also difficult to align the positions of circular cutting edges of a plurality of cutting inserts because the reference position for edge runout measurement varies. This results in increased surface roughness after machining using cutting inserts having circular minor cutting edges and thus makes it difficult to improve the machining quality.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a cutting insert for milling that has a minor cutting edge for wiping to achieve improved machined surface quality.
- To solve the above problems, a generally polygonal indexable cutting insert for milling according to the present invention has a minor cutting edge for finishing at a corner thereof The minor cutting edge includes two circular cutting edge portions joined to straight major cutting edges on both sides of the corner and a straight cutting edge portion located between the two circular cutting edge portions. The indexable cutting insert for milling is configured as follows.
- Specifically, the indexable cutting insert for milling satisfies the following conditions:
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- 0.05 TA≦L1≦0.4 TA, 0.1 L1≦L≦0.5 L1, and h≦15 μm
where TA is the radius of a circle inscribed inside the major cutting edges as viewed in the thickness direction of the indexable cutting insert for milling, L1 is the length of the minor cutting edge in the longitudinal direction of the straight cutting edge portion, L is the length of the straight cutting edge portion, and h is the height of the minor cutting edge.
- 0.05 TA≦L1≦0.4 TA, 0.1 L1≦L≦0.5 L1, and h≦15 μm
- The height h of the minor cutting edge is the distance between the straight cutting edge portion and a line parallel to the straight cutting edge portion and passing through the endpoints of the minor cutting edge in the bisector direction of the corner. If the distance differs at the left and right endpoints of the minor cutting edge, the height h is the larger distance.
- In one preferred embodiment, the straight cutting edge portion is tangent to the arcs of the two circular cutting edge portions as viewed in the thickness direction of the indexable cutting insert for milling.
- Because the minor cutting edge of the cutting insert according to the present invention includes the straight cutting edge portion located between the two circular cutting edge portions, the height of a ridge remaining on a machined surface finished with the minor cutting edge is lower than the height of a ridge remaining on a surface finished with a minor cutting edge that is circular in its entirety. Thus, the cutting insert according to the present invention leaves behind less of the portion to be cut on the machined surface and thus provides a lower surface roughness.
- Because both sides of the minor cutting edge are circular cutting edges, even if the mounting orientation of the cutting insert is tilted, the minor cutting edge is less susceptible to the influence of the tilt (variations in machining allowance and variations in the path profile of the minor cutting edge) and thus forms less irregular feed marks.
- Because the straight cutting edge portion of the minor cutting edge is located in the center of the corner, the straight cutting edge portion can be used as a reference for edge runout measurement. Edge runout measurement using the straight cutting edge portion as a reference allows the edge positions of a plurality of cutting inserts to be precisely aligned. This produces a synergistic effect to improve the machined surface quality compared to a surface machined using cutting inserts in the related art.
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FIG. 1 ]FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of a cutting insert according to the present invention. - [
FIG. 2 ]FIG. 2 is a side view of the cutting insert inFIG. 1 . - [
FIG. 3 ]FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of part A inFIG. 1 . - [
FIG. 4 ]FIG. 4 is a plan view showing another example of a cutting insert according to the present invention. - [
FIG. 5 ]FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view of part A inFIG. 4 . - [
FIG. 6 ]FIG. 6 is an illustration comparing the height of a ridge remaining on a machined surface after cutting with minor cutting edges of the cutting insert according to the present invention with the height of a ridge remaining after cutting with minor cutting edges that are circular in their entirety. - [
FIG. 7 ]FIG. 7 is an illustration showing, in an exaggerated view, the profile of a surface machined with a tilted cutting insert having straight minor cutting edges. - [
FIG. 8 ]FIG. 8 is an illustration showing, in an exaggerated view, the profile of a surface machined with a tilted cutting insert having minor cutting edges that are circular in their entirety. - Embodiments of cutting inserts for milling according to the present invention will now be described with reference to
FIGS. 1 to 5 of the attached drawings. - An
exemplary cutting insert 1 is a generally square positive insert for face milling cutters with a lead angle of 45°. Major cutting edges are indicated at 2, and minor cutting edges formed at the corners are indicated at 3. - The
major cutting edges 2 are formed by ridges at positions where atop face 4 forming a rake face meetsside faces 5 that meet thetop face 4 at an acute angle. - The
minor cutting edges 3 are formed at the corners of the general shape of the insert. Theminor cutting edges 3 are composed of two circularcutting edge portions cutting edge portion 3 b. - The two circular
cutting edge portions cutting edge portion 3 b in the plan view inFIG. 3 as viewed in the thickness direction of thecutting insert 1. These circularcutting edge portions major cutting edges 2 on both sides of the corner, with joiningportions 6 having a smaller arc radius therebetween. - The left and right circular
cutting edge portions - The straight
cutting edge portion 3 b is located between the two circularcutting edge portions cutting edge portion 3 b is perpendicular to a bisector C of the corner and is joined at both ends to the left and right circularcutting edge portions - If the left and right circular
cutting edge portions cutting edge portion 3 b in the longitudinal direction deviates from the bisector C of the corner (the straightcutting edge portion 3 b has different lengths on both sides of the bisector C of the corner). In this case, the amount of deviation of the center of the straightcutting edge portion 3 b is set such that the center lies at a position that is 40% to 60% of the end-to-end length L1 of the minor cutting edge 3 (the entire length of theminor cutting edge 3 in the longitudinal direction of the straightcutting edge portion 3 b) apart from one end of theminor cutting edge 3. - For the cutting insert 1 in
FIG. 1 , the straightcutting edge portion 3 b is tangent to the arcs of the two circularcutting edge portions FIGS. 1 and 3 (as viewed in the thickness direction of the cutting insert 1), and there is no edge between the straightcutting edge portion 3 b and the circularcutting edge portions - The circular
cutting edge portions 3 a are also joined to the joiningportions 6 having a smaller arc radius such that no edge is formed therebetween, and similarly, the joiningportions 6 are joined to themajor cutting edges 2 such that no edge is formed therebetween (such that themajor cutting 2 edges are defined by the tangents to the joining portions 6). - It is preferred that the straight
cutting edge portion 3 b be tangent to the arcs of the two circularcutting edge portions FIGS. 4 and 5 , the straightcutting edge portion 3 b may be joined to the circularcutting edge portions 3 a such that edges are formed therebetween. - For the cutting insert 1 in
FIGS. 4 and 5 , the two circularcutting edge portions cutting edge portion 3 a lies on the bisector C of the corner shown inFIG. 5 . These circularcutting edge portions major cutting edges 2 on both sides of the corner, with the joiningportions 6 having a smaller arc radius therebetween. Themajor cutting edges 2 are defined by the tangents to the joiningportions 6, as in the embodiment described above. - As shown in
FIG. 6 , the straightcutting edge portion 3 b is provided such that the cutting insert according to the present invention is cut between the left and right circularcutting edge portions - Specifically, whereas the height of a ridge remaining on a machined surface after cutting with minor cutting edges that are circular in their entirety is h1 in
FIG. 6 , the height of a ridge remaining after cutting with theminor cutting edges 3 of the cutting insert according to the present invention is (h1-Δh). Thus, the cutting insert according to the present invention leaves behind less of the portion to be cut than cutting inserts in the related art having minor cutting edges that are circular in their entirety. - The radii of curvature R1 and R2 of the circular
cutting edge portions - The length L1 of the minor cutting edges 3 (the end-to-end length of the
minor cutting edges 3 in the longitudinal direction of the straightcutting edge portion 3 b) and the length L of the straightcutting edge portion 3 b are set so as to satisfy the following conditions: 0.05 TA≦L1≦0.4 TA, 0.1 L1≦L≦0.5 L1, and h≦15 μm, where TA is the radius of a circle inscribed inside themajor cutting edges 2, and h is the height of the minor cutting edges 3. - If the end-to-end length L1 of the
minor cutting edges 3 is 0.05 TA or more, they can effectively improve the machined surface quality compared to minor cutting edges (wiper edges) that are circular in their entirety. If the length L1 is 0.4 TA or less, themajor cutting edges 2 have a sufficient length. - If the length L of the straight
cutting edge portion 3 b is 0.1 time or more L1, theminor cutting edges 3 can effectively improve the machined surface quality compared to minor cutting edges that are circular in their entirety. If the length L is 0.5 time or less L1, the circular portions can effectively correct the tilt of the cuttinginsert 1. - If the height h of the
minor cutting edges 3 is 15 μm or less, the surface flatness of a machined surface finished by cutting with the circularcutting edge portions 3 a can be sufficiently increased. - If the length L1 of the
minor cutting edges 3, the length L of the straightcutting edge portion 3 b, and the height h of theminor cutting edges 3 are set as described above, the circularcutting edge portions 3 a have a larger radius of curvature than circular cutting edges in the related art. This results in reduced machined surface roughness irrespective of a slight tilt of the cuttinginsert 1. - Although the length L1 of the
minor cutting edges 3 of the illustratedcutting insert 1 is 2 mm, the length L of the straightcutting edge portion 3 b is 0.6 mm, and the radii of curvature R1 and R2 of the circularcutting edge portions minor cutting edges 3 are not limited to those illustrated herein. - The
minor cutting edges 3 are not necessarily straight in a side view. For example, the straightcutting edge portion 3 b may be convex in a side view, and the circularcutting edge portions 3 a on both sides thereof may be straight or convex with a larger arc radius than the straightcutting edge portion 3 b in a side view. - Although the illustrated
cutting insert 1 is generally square, the present invention may also be applied to cutting inserts having general shapes such as equilateral triangles, rhombuses, and rectangles. - The properties of surfaces machined by cutting at feed rates Fz per edge of 0.2 mm, 0.5 mm, and 1.0 mm using a cutting insert (invention product) having the shape shown in
FIGS. 1 and 3 , a cutting insert having straight minor cutting edges with a length of 2 mm, and cutting inserts having minor cutting edges with radii of curvature R of 40 mm and 80 mm (end-to-end length=2 mm) were compared. The invention product had minor cutting edges with the following dimensional specifications: the radius TA of the inscribed circle was 13.34 mm, the length L1 of theminor cutting edges 3 was 2 mm, the length L of the straightcutting edge portion 3 b was 0.6 mm, the radii of curvature R1 and R2 of the circularcutting edge portions - The heights (surface roughnesses) of ridges remaining on the machined surfaces when the variation (tilt) of the mounting orientation of the cutting inserts was 0°, 5′, or 10′ were examined. The results are listed in Table I. The values in the table are expressed as ten-point average roughnesses Rz (μm).
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TABLE I MINOR CUT- Fz = 0.2 Fz = 0.5 Fz = 1.0 TING Tilt Tilt Tilt EDGE 0° 5′ 10′ 0° 5′ 10′ 0° 5′ 10′ Straight 0 0.25 0.44 0 0.64 1.27 0 1.27 2.54 Circular 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.78 0.78 0.78 3.13 3.13 3.13 R40 Circular 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.39 0.39 0.39 1.56 1.56 1.56 R80 Inven- 0 0.11 0.13 0 0.42 0.62 0.5 1.01 1.67 tion Product - The comparison data in Table I shows that the cutting insert having straight minor cutting edges was superior to the invention product in terms of surface roughness Rz when the tilt was 0° and the feed rate Fz per edge was high. The data also shows that the cutting insert having circular minor cutting edges of R80 was superior to the invention product in terms of surface roughness Rz when the feed rate Fz per edge was 0.2 mm or 0.5 mm, and when the feed rate Fz per edge was 1.0 mm and the tilt of the cutting inserts was 10′. The invention product, however, was superior to the products in the related art in terms of surface roughness under other conditions, demonstrating that the cutting insert of the present invention contributes to improved machined surface quality.
- Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the disclosed embodiments are merely illustrative and do not limit the scope of the present invention. Rather, the scope of the present invention is defined by the claims and further encompasses all modifications within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims.
- 1 cutting insert
- 2 major cutting edge
- 3, 13, 23 minor cutting edge
- 3 a circular cutting edge portion
- 3 b straight cutting edge portion
- 4 top face
- 5 side face
- 6 joining portion
- C bisector of corner
- O, O1, O2 arc center of circular cutting edge portion
- L1 length of minor cutting edge (straight-line distance between ends of minor cutting edge)
- L length of straight cutting edge portion
- W workpiece
- h height of minor cutting edge
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